Site Event/Activity record ECC1719 - Watching Brief at St Mary's Church, Colchester, 1995
Location
Location | St Mary's Church, Church Street, Colchester |
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Grid reference | Centred TL 9926 2507 (5m by 9m) |
Map sheet | TL92NE |
Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd
Date
April 1995
Description
A watching brief was undertaken of three surveyors boreholes drilled through the floor at the western end of the church. One borehole encountered a 300m space beneath the floorboards, then a dry mid brown sandy loam which extended to an overall depth of 700mm. This material which appeared to be either backfill or make up sealed a further 800mm of probable backfill above a possible vault represented void reaching from 1.5m to 3m overall depth. A second borehole was abandoned at a depth of 0.8m where the drill hit solid masonry which included fragments of Kentish Ragstone. The third borehole was not observed. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC188 Unpublished document: Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd. 1985-1995. Colchester Archaeological Trust Unpublished Archive. 4/95B.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MCC410 St Mary's-at-the-Walls Church, Church Street, Colchester (Monument)
Record last edited
Feb 10 2016 8:23AM